Simeon's senior Jaylon Tate, who will play for the Fighting Illini, hangs out in his room and watching the Illini game against Minnesota on Wednesday, January 9, 2013.

Simeon's senior Jaylon Tate, who will play for the Fighting Illini, hangs out in his room and watching the Illini game against Minnesota on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. (Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune)

Simeon's senior Jaylon Tate, who will play for the Fighting Illini, poses for a photo with his mom Arisa Johnson at their home in Chicago on Wednesday January 9, 2013.

Simeon's senior Jaylon Tate, who will play for the Fighting Illini, poses for a photo with his mom Arisa Johnson at their home in Chicago on Wednesday January 9, 2013. (Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune)

Simeon's senior Jaylon Tate, who will play for the Fighting Illini, poses for a photo with his mom Arisa Johnson at their home in Chicago on Wednesday January 9, 2013.

Simeon's senior Jaylon Tate, who will play for the Fighting Illini, poses for a photo with his mom Arisa Johnson at their home in Chicago on Wednesday January 9, 2013. (Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune)